See, I finished the main game, but purposely left some quests and
the Knothole Island DLC unplayed/unfinished because I wanted to be
able to have a pretty beefy experience (like Pam Anderson w/ Tommy
Lee) with Fable II this spring/summer.

I played through Fable II so fast, I almost cheated myself out of
a better experience. I rarely do that, as longtime readers know. I
usually drag out my play experience like a narcoleptic fuck-buddy, and
thus have either nice, lengthy experiences, or somewhat disjointed
experiences. Depends on the type of game, I guess.

Anyway, I finally broke down and bought Fairfax
Castle. My family (in-game) has been bugging me endlessly to move
outta the home we've had for ages (we've been living in the house next
to the Cow
and Corset in Bowerstone),
and I figured, "fuck it, let's move into the castle." So, I
bought the castle for 1,000,000 space bucks, and then was kinda pissed
when I couldn't move my family in right away. Turns out there's
actually a quest ya gotta complete.

I won't give away any spoilers, but the quest is pretty cool, and
I'm hoping I can finally move my family in soon. Can't wait 'til the
new DLC's out, so I can really jump back into this game. It's actually
better than I remember.

Baldur's GateI started a new game in Baldur's
Gate last night. Yes, I am still determined to play and enjoy the
old-school Bioware/Black
Isle stuff, and Baldur's Gate seems like a great entry point. I
really enjoyed my prior attempt at playing it, until I was eaten by a
bear. Then, my new hot, sexy laptop showed up, and I decided I hadn't
made it that far anyway, and...yeah.

So, there I was last night, starting a new game, and really
enjoying it. I played the intro sequences, then stopped right before
the end of the intro area. It was 2AM, and I had class/work the next
morning, as well as a 3-year old who was sure to be up by 8AM.

It's interesting that one who has really enjoyed recent Bioware
games can look back at this game and see that what's good about
Bioware's games has been persistent since their first RPG.

I haven't done much in NWN2, since it runs like shit on almost any
machine, and last night, was finally victorious in my battle against
the fucking SecuROM
that's attached to Storm
of Zehir, a game that I legitimately own. Twice.

WeekendThis weekend is shaping up nicely. Tonight, the Lady and I will
be watching Doubt,
which I'm looking forward to, then kinda chillin'. I'll probably be
doing some late-night gaming after she goes to bed, probably something RPG-ish.

Tomorrow, it's just the boy and me, and I'm thinking it might be
high-time for him and me to get back to our online FPS griefing. He's
3, and says some of the craziest stuff I've ever heard, and has a
great sense of humor.

What I do is put the headset on him while I play, and then tell
him what to say. It tends to yield fairly hilarious results.

I would like to get back to playing Quake
Wars more competitively again, since I can finally play without
being chained to a desktop computer. That game is THE best online
shooter I've ever played. If you can get a couple friends with ya who
have at least a rough understanding of the classes in the game, you
can have the best time you've ever had in an online shooter. I love
class-based online shooters, and this is the best implementation I've
ever seen of the concept.

I don't imagine I'll be letting the boy wear the headset while
playing that one. There's a need for communication and all.

Saturday night, after the Lady is back from work, she, the boy,
and I will be heading to Tony's for some Rock
Band 2 and whatever else. I don't imagine it'll be a super-late
night, but we'll see.

Sunday will be nothin' but yard work and school work. Next week is
the last week of regular class, and the following week is finals.
It'll be tough, since I'm both an employee and a student @ UMSL, but
after 5/13, it's smooth sailing for me for about a month.

Awesome.

What do you all got going on this weekend? Any wild summer plans?
Anyone care to join me in my Bioware/Black Isle exporation (most of
those games support online co-op)?

I'll be back with a post Monday, though I might sneak something in
this weekend. We'll see.